Nurse Betty
Black comedy. Betty is a soap opera-addicted waitress married to a heartless car salesman, who is secretly trying to sell a load of stolen drugs. When she witnesses his murder at the hands of the aggrieved dealer's hit men, the shock makes her delusional. Believing that she is a nurse, and the ex-fiancée of soap-opera character Dr David Ravell, she takes off for L.A. to find the love of her life. Following her is a trunkful of narcotics and two killers...
Cast & credits
Cast
- Charlie Morgan Freeman
- Betty Sizemore Renée Zellweger
- Wesley Chris Rock
- Dr David Ravell/George McCord Greg Kinnear
- Del Sizemore Aaron Eckhart
- Rosa Herrera Tia Texada
- Roy Ostrey Crispin Glover
- Sheriff Eldon Ballard Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Lyla Allison Janney
- Sue Ann Kathleen Wilhoite
- Chloe Elizabeth Mitchell
- Darlene Susan Barnes
- Ellen Harriet Sansom Harris
- Jasmine Sung Hi Lee
- Dr Lonnie Walsh Laird Macintosh
- Blake Steven Gilborn
- Mercedes Jenny Gago
- Joyce Sheila Kelley
- Merle Matthew Cowles
- doctor Wayne Tippit
- grandfather George Wallace
- grandmother Lesley Woods
- chief nurse Cynthia Martells
- ER doctor Alfonso Freeman
- friend 1 Kevin Rahm
- friend 2 Steven Culp
- Gloria Wlash Deborah May
- studio guard Michael Murphy
- waitress Tina Smith
- cook Mike Kennedy
- Rosa's mother Irene Olga López
- administrator Steve Franken
- deputy Kelwin Hagen
- parking valet Joshua Dotson
- woman patient Dona Hardy
- grip Paul Threlkeld
- gang member José Vasquez
- stagehand Jack Jacobson
- anchor Elaine Corral Kendall
Credits
Direction
- Director Neil Labute
- 2nd Unit Director Philip Steuer
- Assistant Director (1st) Albert Shapiro
- Assistant Director (2nd) Susan Hellmann
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Philip Hardage
- Assistant Director (Rome Unit, 1st) Enrico Mastracchi Manes
- Script Supervisor Alexa Alden
Production
- Presented by Gramercy Pictures
- In association with Pacifica Film Distribution
- Production Company Propaganda Films
- Production Company ab'-strakt pictures
- Production Company IMF Pictures
- [Production Company] DDF Films
- International Distribution Summit Entertainment
- Executive Producer Philip Steuer
- Executive Producer Stephen Pevner
- Executive Producer Moritz Borman
- Executive Producer Chris Sievernich
- Producer Gail Mutrux
- Producer Steve Golin
- Associate Producer W. Mark Mcnair
- Associate Producer Albert Shapiro
- Unit Production Manager Tim Clawson
- Rome Unit Production Manager Fabiomassimo Dell'orco
- Production Co-ordinator Karen Ruth Getchell
- Rome Unit Production Services Panorama Films S.R.L.
- Rome Unit Production Services Marco Valerio Pugini
- Rome Unit Production Services Ute Leonhardt
- Production Accountant Nour Dardari
- Location Manager John Panzarella
- Location Manager (Rome Unit) Enrico Latella
- Post-production Supervisor Steven Kaminsky
Casting
- Casting Heidi Levitt
- Casting Monika Mikkelsen
- Casting (ADR Voice) Barbara Harris
Writing
- Screenplay John C. Richards
- Screenplay James Flamberg
- Based on a story by John C. Richards
Photography
- Director of Photography Jean-Yves Escoffier
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography Dean Lyras
- Camera Operator Michael Chavez
Stills
- Still Photographer Bruce Birmelin
Special Effects
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Larz Anderson
- Video/Computer Graphics Supervisor Elizabeth Radley
- Graphic Artist Melissa Mollo
Editing
- Edited by Joel Plotch
- Edited by Steven Weisberg
- Associate Editor Joseph C. Bond Iv
Design
- Production Designer Charles Breen
- Art Director Gary Diamond
- Set Designer Henry Alberti
- Set Designer Stan Tropp
- Set Decorator Jeffrey Kushon
- Property Master Tracy Farrington
Costumes
- Costume Designer Lynette Meyer
- Assistant Costume Designer Kelli Stallings
- Costume Supervisor Shari Gray
Make-up
- Make-up (Key Artist) Desne Holland
- Make-up (Artist, Morgan Freeman) Michael Hancock
- Make-up (Artist, Renée Zellweger) Sharon Ilson
- Make-up (Artist, Chris Rock) Lisa Deveaux
- Special Effects Make-up Cannom Creations
- Hairstylist (Key) André Blaise
- Hairstylist (Morgan Freeman) Deena Adair
- Hairstylist (Renée Zellweger) Colleen Callaghan
- Hairstylist (Chris Rock) Scott Julion
Titles
- Main Title Sequence Design Imaginary Forces
Film processing
- Film/Digital Opticals Pacific Title/Mirage
- Main/End Title Opticals Custom Film Effects
- Colour Timer Dan Valliere
Music
- Music Rolfe Kent
- Conductor William T. Stromberg
- Orchestrator Tony Blondal
- Additional Orchestration Kerry Wikstrom
- Music Supervisor Frankie Pine
- Music Editor Nick South
- Additional Music Editing James Flamberg
- Additional Music Editing Tod Holcomb
Sound
- [Music] Recordist/Mixer Tim Boyle
- Music Score Mixed at Conway Studios
- Sound Design Lance Brown
- Sound Mixer Felipe Borrero
- Boom Operator Thomas M. Cunliffe
- Re-recording Mixer Chris David
- Re-recording Mixer Lance Brown
- Recordist Eddie Bydalek
- Re-recording Engineer Mike Morongell
- Supervising Sound Editor Richard E. Yawn
- Sound Editor Steve Mann
- Sound Editor Steve Nelson
- Sound Editor Robert Troy
- Sound Editor Donald L. Warner Jr
- Sound Editor Bernard Weiser
- Sound Editor Aaron Weisblatt
- Sound Editing by SoundStorm
- ADR Recordist Thor Benitez
- ADR Recordist Chris Staszak
- ADR/Foley (Mixer) Eric Thompson
- ADR/Foley (Mixer) Shawn Kennelly
- Supervising ADR Editor Becky Sullivan
- Foley Artist Joan Rowe
- Foley Artist Sean Rowe
- Supervising Foley Editor Bob Beher
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Charles Brewer
- Stunts Jack Gill
- Stunts Kevin Scott
- Stunts Scott Workman
- Stunts Billy Burton Jr
- Stunts Tim Gilbert
- Stunts Kelly Brown
- Stunts Steve Holiday
- Stunts Mike Ryan
- Stunts Mike Ceballos
- Stunts Simone Boisseree
- Stunts Leonard Creer
Consultant
- Soap Opera Technical Adviser Shelly Curtis
- Video Mastering FotoKem
- Video Mastering Colourist Tom Sartori
- Dolby Sound Consultant Thom Ehle
- SDDS Consultant Benjamin Ing
- DTS Consultant John Keating